"The record could be college," exclaimed bassist Kim Deal with a laugh after drummer David Lovering noted that it was twenty-two years to the day since Doolittle was first released.

Fitting then, that on this tour the band is playing Doolittle-the album which eventually cemented their legacy as one of the most influential rock bands ever-in order, in its entirety.

However, to pad out this collection of frantic punk-meets-surf gems (Doolittle clocks in at 38 minutes) Black Francis and co. bookended their set with five b-sides from the era, including the haunting slow version of Wave Of Mutilation. It was like a live version of a special collector's edition.

Massey Hall's acoustics do favours for any band lucky enough to play there, and this was no exception. Technically tight-and apparently having fun-the band sounded better than any other post-reunion Toronto show. Playing in front of strange videos, classics like Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone To Heaven, and Hey, were clearly crowd favourites, but even deep cuts like Dead and Tame had people freaking out.